Written by Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Andrew Panton Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★ A deceivingly gallows piece to ring the post-summer season of the Dundee Rep to life, Alan Ayckbourn’s Snake in the Grass proves to be prime material for a terrifically engaging and fun three-hander of secrets, spirits, and memorable performance, and … Continue reading Review: Snake in the Grass – The Dundee Rep
Written by Agatha Christie Directed by Ian Talbot and Denise Silvey ★★★★ Seventy years on the stage is no small feat for any production. Especially one with a secret… An old case for a new audience – the dependability of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap continues with this touring version of the long-running Westend production. A decade ago, The … Continue reading Mousetrap – Edinburgh Playhouse
Written by Agatha Christie Directed by Matthew Jebb and Jonathan Whiteside ★★★ There’s an irresistible pull to the macabre and sinister, an instinctual thirst for something bloody and mysterious which goes against our nature to survive. It’s that sliver of brutality that the most successful female playwright, and a rather famous author Agatha Christie, captures … Continue reading And Then There Were None – Central Hall, Tollcross
https://youtu.be/TKbHS6gcvZg Original Screenplay by Jonathan Lynn Written by Sandy Rustin Directed by Mark Bell ★★★ There’s something in everyone’s wardrobes which causes family feuds, and it’s not that hideous vase you got for the wedding. No, for any age, across multiple generations – Cluedo has sat in the closet, brought out for rainy days or wine-fuelled game … Continue reading Cluedo – King’s Theatre
https://youtu.be/frrYqBbwcz0 Written by Agatha Christie Adapted by Leslie Darbon Directed by Michael Lunney ★★★ Not quite reaching the monumental feat of Christie’s juggernaut of the Westend, The Mousetrap, A Murder is Announced continues its tour originating from 2015 by Middle Ground Theatre – still an impressive feat for the production, and an evident cry at the nation’s continued … Continue reading A Murder is Announced – King’s Theatre
https://youtu.be/lLmwU48mnNQ Written by Holly Stars Directed by Jesse Jones ★★★★ Royalty has descended upon high to grace the rabble of Edinburgh this week at the King’s Theatre. And though they may gather with alternative motivations than once revealed, Lady Von Fistenburg’s anniversary dinner finds itself with a few more hiccups than a backed-up toilet and … Continue reading Death Drop – King’s Theatre
https://youtu.be/2apnlrZmv28 Directed by Terry Loane Writer: Tom Dalton ★★★ n 1926, for eleven days history’s best-selling novelist Agatha Christie underwent her most elusive mystery as she disappeared – the events of which are still unknown. This, as one can imagine, enables a tremendously tempting narrative tool: speculation. From plotting violent revenge against her husband, to … Continue reading Agatha Christie and the Truth of Murder – Review
